Picture-exhibitor.



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J. F. BROWN. PIGTURB EXHIBITOR.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 19. 1912.

Patented May 26, 1914.

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J. P. BROWN.

PICTURE EXHIBITOR.

APPLIGATION FILED 11110.19, 1912.

1,097,609. Patented May 26, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.,

JAMES F. BROWN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

P'CTURE-EXHIBITOR.

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Application filed December 19, 1912.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES E BROWN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough ot' Manhattan, city, county, and State or' New York, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Picture- Exhibitors, of which the following is a 'l'ull and clear specification,

My invention relates to a novel and sim.- ple means of exhibiting a hidden picture or other work of art.

ln carrying` out my invention I utilize a iframe such for example as the ordinary pic ture frame h aving within it a plane surface, on which may be a picture, or which may be a mirror or the like7 the trame in rear of such plane surface being boxed in to provide a light tight chamber. The frame may be of the usual shape and dimensions of an ordinary picture or mirror frame and adapted to be placed vertically or approximately vertically upon the wall or on any support. lll/vithin this closed in chamber are arranged the work of art to be exhibited and means for viewing the saine which will be described with reference to the accompanying' drawings7 and the novel features of which will then be pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 is an external perspective view ot a picture exhibitor constructed in accordance with my invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same taken at a diiiei ent angle and with the rear removed, and showing` in horizontal projection the optical eii'ect produced by the invention. Fig. 3 is an external perspective view of a different form ot the invention. Fig. l is a perspective view of the same taken trom the side with the inclosingcasing or trame omitted, and exhibiting' in horizontal projection the optical eiiect in this instance. Fig. 5 is a perspective view taken from the front of the picture exhibited by this device.

Referring` now to Figs. 1 and 2, 1 may represent a frame such as an ordinary `flat picture frame having within it the plane surface E2, which may be a mirror or a plane surface of any kind, which may, iii desired, bear a picture such as illustrated in Fig.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 26, 1914.

Serial No. 737,675.

In rear oli the traine 1 is al light tight box or casing` 3 and in the iframe at 1-, is provided an aperture which. may or may not be covered by transparent glass. 1n rear et the aperture it is arranged an inclined `mirror 5 and above the same within the casing` is arranged the picture or artistic object to be exhibited which may, as in the instance shown in Fig. 2, in which the rear iace of the box or casing is removed to show the interior, consist oit a picture (3 and a series ot actual objects such as trees 7 supported upon the rear of the front plate or frame of the structure. With this device when the observer looks through the openingl Zle, in the direction shown by the arrow, he sees the objects (i and 7 upon the mirror 5, the actual optical effect being as it they were spread out horizontally as shown at 8 in said iigure. Any means of lighting the interior may be provided7 for example the lamp 9. in the form of the invention shown in Figs. 3, 4L- and 5, a similar arrangement is made. l-l'ere l have shown an electric lamp 9 controlled from any suitable source, a series of actual objects such as flower pots 10` and a mirror 11 to represent a tank surrounded by flowers and a revolving rectangular frame 12 on the several faces of which may be painted pictures, any one oi which may be exposed by rotating the same in any preerred manner from the outside, the result being` that the picture is projected as shown at 8 in Fig'. i giving the effect exhibited in 5. Here the view aperture f1 is arranged as shown in Fig. 3 extendinp` from side to side oi the frame 1.

What I claim is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising` a light tight frame, a view aperture therein, a reflector within the frame op positie said aperture, and a picture to be viewed disposed on the reverse face of said iframe above said aperture.

2. A device oi' the character described, comprising` a light tight frame, a view aperture therein, a reiiector within the frame opposite said aperture, and a series of ob jects to be viewed placed vertically above the aperture on the inside ot the frame and at various distances from the aperture.

3. A device of the character described7 comprising a light tight freine, a View aper- 5 ture therein, a reflector Within the frame opposite said aperture, and a series 0f objects to be viewed placed vertically above the aperture on the inside of the frame and at various distances from the aperture, the said Objects including a rotatable part.

JAMES F. BROl/VN. Witnesses WM. A. COURTLAND, HARRY E. KNIGHT.

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